2025 Special Focus—Global Sports Local Cultures

• Traditional Sport Education via Metaverse Technology

  Cassendra Gilbert
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Social Media as a Way to Understand the Impact of Informal Sports on Communities

  Tracy Michaud
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Choosing Sports I and Keeping the Local at the Center

  Heidi Muller
  Poster Session

• LIV Golf and America’s Pathological Flirtation with Oligarchical Collectivism

  Mary Anne Taylor
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The Global Game and the Search for Domestic Belonging

  Greg Yerashotis
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Pay for Play

  Rachel Roberson
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Becoming One in German Soccer

  Jinseo Hong, Arne Koch
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Promoting Cosmopolitan Nationalism through the Olympic Movement

  Ian Tay
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Ma(r)king the Nonbinary Body

  Simone Pfleger
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The Culture of Surf City and Its Impact on the Future of Women's Surfing

  Aimee Vlachos
  Poster Session

• ‘Every Time I step onto a Field I am Challenged, Harassed, Belittled, and Abused’

  Chelsea Litchfield
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The Cultural Discourse of Fan Engagement on X

  Farah Izzati Farok
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Standing Together Against Racism in Sport (STARS)

  Dana M Young, Karen Block
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Sporting Cultures and Identities

• Being the “Significant Other” - How Parents and Partners Negotiate the Sporting Environment to Support Athletes across Their Playing Career and into Retirement

  Deborah Agnew, Doughlas Mathew Pierre, Elizabeth Abery
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Codifying Athletic Bodies

  Fred Ariel Hernandez
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Exercise Participation and Empowerment

  Jo Fiore, Claire Rossato
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The “Memories of Football” project at the Museum of Sound and Image

  Bernardo Buarque De Hollanda
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The Southeast Asian Games as a Platform for the Mediation of Philippine Cultures and Identities

  Jason Paolo Telles
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• From Local Fields to Global Arenas

  Kgabo Mphulo
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Toitū Te Whānau

  Phillip John Borell
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• "So Who Watched the Game Last Night?"

  Stephanie Foxton
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• What Football Means to Palestinian Athletes

  Moetiz Samad
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Beyond the Pitch

  Calvin Kunaka
  Workshop Presentation

• SportsCrit

  Dr. Gyasmine George Williams
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Autoethnography of an Australian Collegiate Golfers Journey of Identity, Culture and Adaptation to the USA

  Olivia Kerr
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Sports as Sites of Resistance in the Poetry of Sherman Alexie

  Nabeel Ali
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Striving-to-Achieve Players

  Keilee Bessho
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Unholy Communions

  Robert Gregg
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• French Sports Culture

  Terfous Fatia
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Factors Influencing Athletes' Participation

  Syarifah Fathynah
  Poster Session

• Sports for Development and Peace Programs in Preventing Violent Extremism among Young People in Pakistan

  Umair Asif, Tegwen Gadais
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The Remaking and Unmaking of the Working-Class

  Yiyang Wu
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• When I Went Down, a Whole Country of Wrestling Fans Went With Me!

  James Davis
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Sport and Health

• Sport as Socio-cultural Homeostasis

  Ricardo Serrado
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Love...No Ego, Heart-Led Engagement and Leadership

  Frederick Jackson
  Innovation Showcase

• Employees Training with Top Athletes at Work

  Rune Bjerke
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Beyond the Game - Building a Globalized System for Protecting Athletes and Preserving Sport Integrity

  Bobby Click
  Innovation Showcase

• Engaging Young People Locally to Influence Globally

  Sally Nathan, Assmaah Helal, Sam L Loyd, Meredith Whitley, Sophia Lin, Marion Sturges
  Colloquium

• Relationship Between Psychosocial Factors and Physical Activity Among Undergraduate Students from a South African University

  Chante' Johannes
  Poster Session

• Heat's Impact on Athletic Performance

  Lindsay Luinstra
  Poster Session

• Mindfulness Art-based Therapy

  Peck Ngor How
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Safe Play, Smart Response

  Richard Bomgardner, Lindsay Luinstra, Daniel Sigley
  Poster Session

• The Relationship Between COVID-19 Cases and Mobilization Restrictions to Relative Internet Search Volumes on Diet and Physical Activity in the Philippines

  Patricia Penales
  Poster Session

• Experience Fitness Anywhere!

  Brianna Miller, Lauren Berlingo
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The Cultural Politics of Menstruation in Sport

  Halle Kott
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Empowering K-12 Coaches and Physical Educators for Effective Sports Related Concussion Management

  David Berry
  Workshop Presentation

• Sports, Physical Education and Their Association with Body Mass Index Among School-Aged Children and Adolescents in Pakistan

  Moazzam Tanveer, Ejaz Asghar
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Beyond Xs and Os

  Kristin Trainor, Matt Moore, Jerry Reynolds
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Sports Education

• Evaluating Self-Efficacy in Initial Teacher Education

  Lana Mc Carthy, Matthew Winslade
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• School Sports Scholarships Selection Criteria

  Christopher Ekron
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Transformative Connections

  Doug Blais, Christine Blais
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Bridging Communities and Classrooms

  Joe Hayden
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Strategic Curriculum Development toward Sport Education in the Caribbean

  Claudette Coote Thompson
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Olympism and Nationalism during Tokyo 2020

  Chantell Gouws
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Transitional Learning Model

  Gerard Jones
  Workshop Presentation

Sports Management and Commercialization

• The Disorganization of Sports for Development Organization

  Dee Yeagers
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• A Mile Wide but an Inch Deep

  Shauhin Talesh
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• How We Deralled Chicago's Bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics

  Tom Tresser
  Innovation Showcase

• Out with the Old, in with the New

  Jeremy Levine
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The Effects of Antecedent Videos on Sports Media Choices

  Sean Pradhan, Patrick Cravalho, Susan Snycerski, Sean Laraway
  Poster Session

• The Impact of Public Parks on Park Users' Quality of Life in Hong Kong

  Ada Fong
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Traditional Sport Education via Metaverse Technology

  Cassendra Gilbert
  2025 Special Focus—Global Sports Local Cultures

• Being the “Significant Other” - How Parents and Partners Negotiate the Sporting Environment to Support Athletes across Their Playing Career and into Retirement

  Deborah Agnew, Doughlas Mathew Pierre, Elizabeth Abery
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• Sport as Socio-cultural Homeostasis

  Ricardo Serrado
  Sport and Health

• Evaluating Self-Efficacy in Initial Teacher Education

  Lana Mc Carthy, Matthew Winslade
  Sports Education

• School Sports Scholarships Selection Criteria

  Christopher Ekron
  Sports Education

• Social Media as a Way to Understand the Impact of Informal Sports on Communities

  Tracy Michaud
  2025 Special Focus—Global Sports Local Cultures

• Codifying Athletic Bodies

  Fred Ariel Hernandez
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• Transformative Connections

  Doug Blais, Christine Blais
  Sports Education

• Employees Training with Top Athletes at Work

  Rune Bjerke
  Sport and Health

• Exercise Participation and Empowerment

  Jo Fiore, Claire Rossato
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• The “Memories of Football” project at the Museum of Sound and Image

  Bernardo Buarque De Hollanda
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• The Southeast Asian Games as a Platform for the Mediation of Philippine Cultures and Identities

  Jason Paolo Telles
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• From Local Fields to Global Arenas

  Kgabo Mphulo
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• LIV Golf and America’s Pathological Flirtation with Oligarchical Collectivism

  Mary Anne Taylor
  2025 Special Focus—Global Sports Local Cultures

• Toitū Te Whānau

  Phillip John Borell
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• "So Who Watched the Game Last Night?"

  Stephanie Foxton
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• Bridging Communities and Classrooms

  Joe Hayden
  Sports Education

• The Global Game and the Search for Domestic Belonging

  Greg Yerashotis
  2025 Special Focus—Global Sports Local Cultures

• What Football Means to Palestinian Athletes

  Moetiz Samad
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• The Disorganization of Sports for Development Organization

  Dee Yeagers
  Sports Management and Commercialization

• Pay for Play

  Rachel Roberson
  2025 Special Focus—Global Sports Local Cultures

• A Mile Wide but an Inch Deep

  Shauhin Talesh
  Sports Management and Commercialization

• Mindfulness Art-based Therapy

  Peck Ngor How
  Sport and Health

• SportsCrit

  Dr. Gyasmine George Williams
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• Autoethnography of an Australian Collegiate Golfers Journey of Identity, Culture and Adaptation to the USA

  Olivia Kerr
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• Strategic Curriculum Development toward Sport Education in the Caribbean

  Claudette Coote Thompson
  Sports Education

• Olympism and Nationalism during Tokyo 2020

  Chantell Gouws
  Sports Education

• Sports as Sites of Resistance in the Poetry of Sherman Alexie

  Nabeel Ali
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• Becoming One in German Soccer

  Jinseo Hong, Arne Koch
  2025 Special Focus—Global Sports Local Cultures

• Striving-to-Achieve Players

  Keilee Bessho
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• Promoting Cosmopolitan Nationalism through the Olympic Movement

  Ian Tay
  2025 Special Focus—Global Sports Local Cultures

• Unholy Communions

  Robert Gregg
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• French Sports Culture

  Terfous Fatia
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• Experience Fitness Anywhere!

  Brianna Miller, Lauren Berlingo
  Sport and Health

• Ma(r)king the Nonbinary Body

  Simone Pfleger
  2025 Special Focus—Global Sports Local Cultures

• The Cultural Politics of Menstruation in Sport

  Halle Kott
  Sport and Health

• Out with the Old, in with the New

  Jeremy Levine
  Sports Management and Commercialization

• Sports for Development and Peace Programs in Preventing Violent Extremism among Young People in Pakistan

  Umair Asif, Tegwen Gadais
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• ‘Every Time I step onto a Field I am Challenged, Harassed, Belittled, and Abused’

  Chelsea Litchfield
  2025 Special Focus—Global Sports Local Cultures

• The Cultural Discourse of Fan Engagement on X

  Farah Izzati Farok
  2025 Special Focus—Global Sports Local Cultures

• The Remaking and Unmaking of the Working-Class

  Yiyang Wu
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• When I Went Down, a Whole Country of Wrestling Fans Went With Me!

  James Davis
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• The Impact of Public Parks on Park Users' Quality of Life in Hong Kong

  Ada Fong
  Sports Management and Commercialization

• Sports, Physical Education and Their Association with Body Mass Index Among School-Aged Children and Adolescents in Pakistan

  Moazzam Tanveer, Ejaz Asghar
  Sport and Health

• Beyond Xs and Os

  Kristin Trainor, Matt Moore, Jerry Reynolds
  Sport and Health

• Standing Together Against Racism in Sport (STARS)

  Dana M Young, Karen Block
  2025 Special Focus—Global Sports Local Cultures

Poster Session

• Choosing Sports I and Keeping the Local at the Center

  Heidi Muller
  2025 Special Focus—Global Sports Local Cultures

• Relationship Between Psychosocial Factors and Physical Activity Among Undergraduate Students from a South African University

  Chante' Johannes
  Sport and Health

• Heat's Impact on Athletic Performance

  Lindsay Luinstra
  Sport and Health

• Safe Play, Smart Response

  Richard Bomgardner, Lindsay Luinstra, Daniel Sigley
  Sport and Health

• The Relationship Between COVID-19 Cases and Mobilization Restrictions to Relative Internet Search Volumes on Diet and Physical Activity in the Philippines

  Patricia Penales
  Sport and Health

• The Culture of Surf City and Its Impact on the Future of Women's Surfing

  Aimee Vlachos
  2025 Special Focus—Global Sports Local Cultures

• Factors Influencing Athletes' Participation

  Syarifah Fathynah
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• The Effects of Antecedent Videos on Sports Media Choices

  Sean Pradhan, Patrick Cravalho, Susan Snycerski, Sean Laraway
  Sports Management and Commercialization

Innovation Showcase

• Love...No Ego, Heart-Led Engagement and Leadership

  Frederick Jackson
  Sport and Health

• Beyond the Game - Building a Globalized System for Protecting Athletes and Preserving Sport Integrity

  Bobby Click
  Sport and Health

• How We Deralled Chicago's Bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics

  Tom Tresser
  Sports Management and Commercialization

Colloquium

• Engaging Young People Locally to Influence Globally

  Sally Nathan, Assmaah Helal, Sam L Loyd, Meredith Whitley, Sophia Lin, Marion Sturges
  Sport and Health

Workshop Presentation

• Beyond the Pitch

  Calvin Kunaka
  Sporting Cultures and Identities

• Empowering K-12 Coaches and Physical Educators for Effective Sports Related Concussion Management

  David Berry
  Sport and Health

• Transitional Learning Model

  Gerard Jones
  Sports Education

The Cultural Discourse of Fan Engagement on X

Farah Izzati Farok
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

The growth of X (formerly Twitter) has changed the way on how football fans behave, creating a notable power shift in the fan-club dynamics. Fans are no longer passive bystanders and receivers of content, but instead wield considerable influence as active creators, curators, and distributors of social media content, as well as their choice of content selectivity. This study identifies of what is known as “Fan-Group Generated Content” (FGGC), a form of user-driven content created by fan accounts as a transformational change of the initial norms of how the culture between fans and clubs would function. Distinct from User-Generated Content (UGC), FGGC creates an unidentified and unique position of where fan accounts operate, as they are a mixture of influencers, content creators, and opinion leaders. Focusing on transnational Liverpool FC fans in Malaysia, this study explores how local cultural nuances shape the creation and engagement of fan content. Utilizing a netnographic approach by collecting online data from X, this study then employs a social network analysis to uncover conversational patterns, relationship dynamics, and influential figures around whom fan engagement revolves. Additionally, a visual discourse analysis reveals how FGGC is constructed, interpreted, and communicated, highlighting recurring themes that foster fan engagement. The findings underscore how X has become a foundational platform for building a dynamic online community, establishing a multi-dimensional relationship between fans and clubs that transcends traditional two-way communication.